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package blueprint4j.db;

import java.sql.*;

import blueprint4j.utils.*;

public interface FieldId {
	public String getName();
	/**
	 * Create the id field before inserts
	 */
	public void set(DBConnection connection) throws SQLException;
	
	/**
	 * Loads the id field as soon as an insertion has been made
	 */
	public void loadAfterInsert(DBConnection connection) throws SQLException;
	
	/**
	 * Retrieve the id field as an sql value
	 */
	public String getSQLValue() throws DataException;
	
	public Object getPreparedStatementObject() throws DataException;
	
	
	public Object getAsObject() throws DataException;
	
	public void setAsString(String value) throws DataException;
	
	public String getAsString() throws DataException;
	
	public String getAsStringSQL() throws DataException;
	
	public Long getAsLong() throws DataException;
	
	public Entity getEntity();
}
